Whether you care to pay attention to the political theories espoused on _Constitution of Treason_ or not, it's the music that carries the real weight on this album. Pummeling melodic riffing, layered over sledgehammer rhythms and man-mountain Byron Davis' most convincing vocal performance to date, make this a record that grabs one by the throat from the get-go and doesn't relent. Even if theirs is a formula that is emulated on a near weekly basis by countless more fashionable metalcore acts, God Forbid tint every note with a sheen of consummate musicianship that only briefly plunges the record into self-indulgence on the insipid "Welcome to the Apocalypse". Otherwise, _Constitution of Treason_ is a masterclass in modern heavy metal, and the sound of a band coming full circle into what could well be their _Master of Puppets_.